BlueLion. 21,491 Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 Blues draw Villa in Wembley showdownChelsea have drawn Martin O'Neill's Aston Villa in the semi finals of the FA Cup.The Blues overcame Stoke City 2-0 at Stamford Bridge in the previous round thanks to goals from Frank Lampard and John Terry, whilst Villa came from 2-0 down to triumph over the conquerors of Liverpool and Burnley; Reading.The Royals took a 2-0 half-time lead thanks to a Simon Church brace but Ashley Young and a John Carew hat-trick ensured a stunning turn-around for the Midlands side.Chelsea's path to the final was more straightforward and the club's fans will have their talismanic English duo to thanks for goals in each half in a relatively comfortable encounter with Stoke.In the other semi final, Avram Grant's Portsmouth - who progress after a stunning quickfire brace from on-loan French star Frederic Piquionne - will play the victors of the Fulham-Tottenham match, which will go to a replay to be played at White Hart Lane.The draw means there is potential for an all-London final, but Carlo Ancelotti's side have no doubt drawn the toughest possible team left in the draw.Chelsea's last encounter with Villa saw them lose 2-1 at Villa Park despite taking an early lead, but the match will be an interesting replay of the upcoming Premier League showdown between the two sides at Stamford Bridge in March. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kez 2,727 Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 Think thats the toughest draw we coulda got. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubber bullets 1,183 Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 Now this will test us, very tough opponent and no more home fixtures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gianfranco_Z 202 Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 It will be a very good game with plenty of goals I think. Very excited, but still very confident we will win and go onto the final Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boshman 1,073 Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 Very tough draw but looking forward to this one very much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diskoviolente 425 Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 Really looking forward to that. Tough game, but it is played at Wembley, which is really good because we don´t have to face them at Villa Park. <br> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zolayes 14,489 Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 Think thats the toughest draw we coulda got.think thats the toughest draw THEY coulda got Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kez 2,727 Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 think thats the toughest draw THEY coulda gotthat too, everyone wanted to avoid us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray. 217 Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 Yes this is going to be one hell of a tough match, but think we can do it. Looking forward to getting a ticket hopefully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EskWeston 696 Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 Tough tie for us and probably the one i didn't want us to get. However i know we are more than capable of turning Villa over and i am sure that playing for a place in the final is more than enough motivation for us, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve 10,227 Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 Going to be a very tough game and like esk said probs the worst draw we could of got. But the lads will know the importance of it, and just like last year we will go through to the final. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fulham Broadway 17,312 Posted March 10, 2010 Share Posted March 10, 2010 Dont see it as being tough -Chelsea are on the way up, now -Drogba to devastate as usual.5.00pm kick off is going to mean alcoholic carnage round Wembley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
middleoftheshed 388 Posted March 12, 2010 Share Posted March 12, 2010 Just seen the ticket news and we have the east side which we had for the cup final we don't talk about and the cheapest tickets are £5 dearer than last year!Still, we're going to Wembley again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rambo 1,729 Posted March 12, 2010 Share Posted March 12, 2010 I think we can get it done, Didier loves playing at Wembley. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laylabelle 9,534 Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 Allocation seems to be less then last year.Swear we got close to 40,000 or maybe thats just wishful thinking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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